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MAY 1997 NEWSLETTER:
The North Bend ARGUS 8 May 1890 2:2 and 2:3 had the following information:
Frank Vopallensky's hardware store at Morse
Bluffs was broken into and pocket knives,
scissors and several cheap revolvers with one
single-barreled shotgun taken. It is supposed
to have been done by some tramps.
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JUNE 1997 NEWSLETTER:
See the link on the main Dodge County page to the 1887 & 1901 Fremont High School
Graduation Lists from the Fremont Tribuine.
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JULY 1997 NEWSLETTER:
North Bend (NE) Eagle has a column entitled
LOOKING BACK - here are a few from the
past.
1 Jul 1992 covering 1892
The post office at Purple Cane was to be discontinued July
1...Born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Banghart, a son...Funeral
services were held for Mrs Alex Thom; for the young child of
George Leist; for Mrs Wolber...W H Steele opened a
harness shop in the old grain office opposite the opera house.
22 Jul 1992 covering 1892
Lena Meyer became the bride of Archie
Mehaffey...Funeral services were held for Mary
Faist of Mapleville; for Mrs August Kemnitz.
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AUGUST 1997 NEWSLETTER:
Fremont(NE) Tribune 20 Aug 1869 3:3 - UNDER NORTH BEND ITEMS -
While at North Bend the few days since, we noticed that the town
had recently received several new buildings, among the number
two good store buildings. Calling on Mr Bartlett, of the house of
Smith Bros, we found him and his clerks busy in helping
customers from their large and excellent assortment of goods. Our
short stay prevented a call on the other business men of the place,
but we have no doubt all are doing well-we did have time,
however, to drop in on Sam Williams' hotel and enjoy an
excellent dinner, and learn that it is the place for travelers to stop.
Several parties contemplate the erection of new buildings this fall,
and we look for our neighbor to continue growing rapidly in size
and importance.
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GALENA
The new post office in this county on Cuming Creek,
called GALENA, on the route between Fremont and
West Point, is now fully established. Mr S B Parks is
the Postmaster.
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SEPTEMBER 1997 NEWSLETTER:
Hooper Sentinel 9 Sep 1897 1:4
Various school district's near Hooper will be presided over
by the following teachers: 14 Ethel Akins; 15 Mark Burns;
16 Julia Tank; 18 W W Liston; 20 Mrs Alice M Miner; 23
Ella Hickman; 26 Hooper: Prof O Dooley, Myrtle Siders,
Anna Gamble, Hattie Caldwell, Nora Stroh, Emma
Schroeder; 38 F Crouch; 43 Peter Jacobs; 48 Mattie Siders;
49 Lettie Legg; 54 John Matzen; 60 F E Liston; 73 Katie
Adkins; 75 T N Fullerton.
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Scribner Rustler 30 Sep 1897 3:3 SCHOOL REPORT
Dist No 44 for the month ending Sept 24, 1897:
No of pupils enrolled 22
No days taught 20
August daily attendance 19
No cases tardiness 32
Those not absent or tardy during the month
were Rena Rexin, Eddie Heywood, Louie Fustenau.
Not absent but tardy Alma Rexin.
Adda Bell Ross, Teacher.
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North Bend Republican 9 Sep 1897 5:3
SCHOOL OPENS
The city schools opened Monday after the regular summer
vacation and immediately settled down to the work of the
schoolroom. The number enrolled is just one more than it
was at the beginning of school last year. The following corps
of teachers is in charge:
Supt - J F Conner
High School - Sadie B Smith
Grammer Room - Mattie A Phillips
Gr 5-6 - Edith Stocking
Gr 3-4 - Ollie Newsom
Second Gr - Mary B Walker
Primary Room - Retta Osborn
The enrollment is as follows: High School 46, Grammer
Room 41, Mrs Stocking room 43, Miss Newsom 40, Mrs
Walker 48, Miss Osborn 58. Total 276. Last year
enrollment was 275.
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Fremont Semi-Weekly Herald 14 Sep 1897 2:3
DODGE NEWS - From the Criterion
T W Miller of Fremont was in Dodge, Saturday last.
J J Barge, a Beemer citizen, was in Dodge Wednesday and
Thursday on business.
R M Herre and wife spent Sunday in the country the guests of
Thomas Geiger, ten miles southwest of town.
The Dodge Schools opened Monday August 30, with an
enrollment of 225 and the number promises to reach 250 at
the close of the present week.
Attorney Briggs of Fremont had legal business in town this
week.
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OCTOBER 1997 NEWSLETTER:
SCRIBNER RUSTLER - 25 Oct 1895
Died Sunday evening Oct 20th of diphtheria,
Lennie May, inf dau of M/M F D Henrick. The little one was
sick only a few days and therefore her death was a sudden
blow of affliction. Burial was in Pebble cemetery, Rev J H
Brooks officiating.
Schuyler (NE) Messenger 18 Oct 1918 - STRANGE MEETING IN FRANCE
J W Edgar tells us of the following strange incident as related
by his son, Everad Edgar now serving in the U. S. army in
France, where he is driving a supply truck. One night while
raining and being dark with extremely muddy roads, Everad
was running a truck along up a hill, going without lights, and at
about two o'clock in the night. Coming from the top of the hill
came another truck also running without lights. In passing
each other the two trucks came to a stop and the drivers
called to each other in order to make a safe passage. What
was the delight of Everad when he discovered the driver of
the other truck to be his old time Schuyler friend and
neighbor, Harry Flinn. Of course the surprise and pleasure
was mutual as Harry was just as glad as Everad to run across
a friend from his home and in such a place and at such time.
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DECEMBER 1997 NEWSLETTER:
PRAIRIE FIRES
Fremont Tribune 24 Nov 1870 3:4
On the 12th inst, a very destructive prairie fire swept along
Cuming Creek, in the northwestern portion of this county,
consuming in this track a large amount of grain, hay etc.
Among the losses is Mr Matson, who lost house, stables,
grain etc., in all about $1,000.
FIRE - On the 10th inst, Mr Clark of Logan Creek, lost by
fire, his stable, a considerable amount of hay and 200 bushels
of oats; his son was also loser by the same fire, a horse,
harness, wagon and a quantity of grain which had been
loaded into the wagon ready to haul to market.
24 Nov 1870 3:3 Fremont Tribune - MORE FIRE - A
prairie fire in on Mr Rob't McVicker's farm,
near North Bend, not long since, while a
party of men were threshing, and burnt up
about 250 bushels of oats and some wheat.
By vigorous exertion neither the machine or
buildings were injured.
1 Dec 1870 3:2 Fremont Tribune
PRAIRIE FIRE - On the evening of the 22d inst, a prairie fire
came near doing serious damage in our neighboring town of
Fontanelle. The fire run into town, and the danger was so
imminent that from several residences the household goods
were removed. The citizens turned out generally and by
means of back fires and hard work all buildings were saved.
Several stacks of hay and grain near to town were
destroyed. The fire started on Brown Creek; in which vicinity
a great amount of damage was done.